Endeshaw Negesse of Ethiopia leads of field of seven sub-2:10 runners at the Lake Biwa Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, in Otsu, Japan, on Sunday (5).

Ethiopia’s Endeshaw Negesse leads the entries for the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Race Race, in Otsu on 5 March.

Ethiopian runners Endeshaw Negesse and Berhane Dibaba took the honours at the 2015 Tokyo Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, winning in 2:06:00 and 2:23:15 respectively on Sunday (22).

The Tokyo Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race and one of the six races that make up the World Marathon Majors series, announced on Thursday (22) its strongest ever men’s elite fields for the race on 22 February.

Strong line-ups in both fields for the 19th Shanghai International Marathon means that the course records could be in jeopardy at the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (2).

The first IAAF Gold Label Road Race of the year is the 12th Xiamen International Marathon in China and the famous race in Fuijan province with its coastal course promises to be a good one again on Thursday (2).

26 November 2012 – Florence, Italy - Ethiopian Endeshaw Negesse Shumi broke the 2:10 barrier for the first time in his career to take the win at the 29th edition of the Firenze Marathon in 2:09:59 held in ideal weather conditions on Sunday (25).